Turkey: We expect our aquaculture exports to exceed 1.5 billion dollars, according to Minister Kirişci

In his statement on 'November 21, World Fishermen's Day', Minister Kirişci stated that on the one hand, they protect the assets in the seas and on the other hand, they support the fishing industry with all their strength. In this context, in the last 20 years, they have provided fishermen with 10.2 billion liras of SCT discounted fuel support, 7.2 billion liras of aquaculture support and 82.9 million liras of small-scale fisheries support, and noted that a total of 18.2 billion liras have been paid with today's value. Emphasizing that the fishing industry has a fishing capacity that exceeds the country's needs, Minister Kirişci said, "Last year, our aquaculture exports were over 1.4 billion dollars. We expect our exports to exceed 1.5 billion dollars in 2022. We are confidently moving forward with our 2023 export target of 2 billion dollars. With the fishing agreements we signed under the leadership of our President, our chiefs fish in international waters from the Atlantic to the ...